<p>@MYOS1634, I can’t say for sure, but there are maybe around 2000 applicants and only 35 get accepted each year.
It’s a full scholarship. I don’t know the exact amount , but it covered all my expenses(travels , health insurance, monthly allowance etc.)<br>
For the community service, I have an award from the US Dept. of State, which says something like “Certificate for outstanding volunteer service” awarded to *****. </p>
<p>what matters here is that it’s from the <em>US Dept. of State</em>!!!
Wow.
You’d have to elaborate on what you did to justify the award (translate, accompany, pilot, orient, work as “fixer”, recoinaitre, teach…)</p>
<p>Try to find out what the amount equivalent would be. Since it covered everything, it ought to be a good amount. Even if you don’t actually receive the money, it’s still a huge honor (and it’s like for college: they don’t give you the scholarship money, it’s given to the relevant institutions/services). If it was with Rotary or similar, do include the name of it.</p>
<p>I think many Universities with easy merit scholarship(by that, I mean having enough scores and GPA automatically gives you scholarship) considers SAT math+critical. But 21 ACT is VERY far from the minumum requirement.
Here is the link:</p>
<p><a href=“Automatic Out-of-State Tuition Waivers - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1505285-automatic-out-of-state-tuition-waivers.html</a></p>
<p>Also, Howard University is a historically black university, so you won’t see people with your race unless you yourself are a black student. It’s also overwhelmingly female-populated. If the diversity doesn’t matter, you shouldn’t have much problem.</p>